A recurrent pandemic limitation of research on school administration results from the use of myriad unrelated concepts. Consequently, outcomes of that research cannot be generalized or synthesized. However, reconsideration of some such concepts suggests that they can be replaced with more widely employed ones so as to integrate at least some research findings. A case in point is replacement of the explanatory concept of vulnerability.
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